Introducing
Lakeside Community Committee
Lakeside Community Committee is an important social service and economic anchor in the Chicagoland area that has provided its surrounding communities with a broad spectrum of child and family-oriented programs and services since its inception in 1964.
Our Programs
01.
Licensing, Recruitment & Training
Lakeside Community Committee selects families and individuals who meet the Illinois Licensing Standards for Foster Family Homes.
02.
Traditional &
Kinship Care
Foster Care
Providing temporary safe, and stable homes for children who can't live with their biological families due to abuse or neglect. The primary goals are to meet the child's basic needs for food, shelter, and clothing, and to support their well-being while working towards reunification with their family or a permanent placement like adoption.
Kinship Care
Is to help children are placed with a blood relative or a close family friend to help maintain important familly connection whille meeting the chillds basic needs for food, shelter, clothing, and to support their well-being while working towards reunification
03.
Emergency
Shelters
HOPE House
is an emergency shelter that provides temporary housing for younger Youth in Care in emergency situations.
Sanctuary
Is an emergency shelter that provides housing for teen Youth in Care in emergency situations.
04.
Gambling Outreach Program
The Lakeside Community Committee is dedicated to preventing gambling disorder in our community. Our expert teams conduct aggressive, targeted outreach to people who need it most. We specifically focus on residents and areas that are often underserved and face a higher risk due to their geographic, economic, or cultural background.
Our Vision
Our Vision is for Lakeside Community Committee to be an agency that is recognized as a leader in the delivery of high-quality human services in the area of child welfare, welfare reform, and youth programming
Our Partners
Lakeside Community Committee provides social services to the families in the Chicagoland area through the resources our partners provide. To learn more about our partners and memberships, click here.
For Every Child a Helping Hand
News & Events of
Lakeside Community Committee
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